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In this video, we take a look at what happened to the Derbyshire. She was the biggest ship ever to have been lost flying the British flag.
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@capspread3 years agoI was the radio officer on a sister ship to the derbyshire - sir alexander glen - 11 months after it sank and we had loaded iron ore in canada heading. ...Expand2174
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@baileywright16563 years agoI have seen a few things on the derbyshire, but this was the first one that talked about the different quadrants of a storm. Thanks for the interesting info! 2233
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@NPC_-mf4dw3 years agoThe loss of the derbyshire is so eerie. i always tried to imagine how it must have been for the people inside the ships. The incident happening there' s a good chance the whole vessel was underwater before the accommodation area was even flooded, meaning they went down like a submarine. With no pressure hull. in complete darkness, surrounded by hellish noises of creaking, bending and breaking metal, and ear-deafening water rushing in everywhere. Horrible. may they rest in peace. ...Expand2030
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@SGobuck3 years agoThe fact that this ship was so close to its destination after such a long journey is tragic in itself. Very similar to what happened to the fitzgerald. 662
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@iaincatto62413 years agoI' m a merchant navy officer. The story of the derbyshire is taught as a matter of course during training, as well as the poor build quality of obos and bulk carriers from the 70s and 80s. 480
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@noc12113 years agoI remember watching a documentary ( maydayor seconds to disasteror something like that) on the derbyshireback in the mid-20s. id="hidden6" was chilling how the sinking went from gradual flooding over several hours to sudden death in minutes by the time the crew realized something was wrong, they were already doomed. Poor bastards never stood a chance. ...Expand483
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@wcolby3 years agoI was on okinawa for typhoon orchid, i have a single photo i took from my doorway, could not see the street in front of the house for the rain. 121
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@richardmillican77333 years agoI worked as a ships agent and operationswe had 2 ships crossing the bay of biscay in feb 1989. Mv orestia carrying 320 tonnes of alumina and mv anna leonhardt carrying 3500 tonnes of petcoke. Bound for holyhead, north wales. both ships were within visual sight of each other. They were in a hurricane force gale. The orestia witnessed the " suddenof the anna leonhardt at the same time as having her (orestia) number 1 hatch cover punched in flooding the hold with seawater and contamination of the alumina in the number 1 hold. the anna leonhardtinto a large swell and sank immediately, the crew, mainly german had no chance whatsoever. the orestiato holyhead, down at the head (bow) it was the only " total loss" i' ve ever been involved with, i' d just turned 21 and it was my job to file the report to lloyds of london. ...Expand96
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@alcasey65483 years agoI was on board the ss pollenger, about 300 miles away from the derbyshire when she went down. What a storm that was. My first trip to sea! 42
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@brocksamson32823 years agoMy uncle was an engineer on a super tanker. One day (like 40 or so years ago) they do a drill to test the life raft. They put sand bags in the raft to. ...Expand100
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@stephenpotts8323 years agoI was in the same storm on a bulk carrier sailing from los angeles to taiwan. I remember seeing how our ships decks flexed, bending and twisting. As a. ...Expand65
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@callunas3 years agoI saw a documentary on the derbyshire and it' s always stuck with me. The way the bow began to sit lower and lower in the water, unnoticed, over days. ...Expand132
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@brawdyboy13 years agoFriend of mine was one of the crew on the derbyshire, the ship had sailed before he got back onboard. He heard about it going missing while he was arranging. ...Expand78
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@schiz0phren1c3 years agoClimbing aboard at your home dock. " this ship is massive! sailing into a typhoon. " we are a leaf bobbing into poor feckers, rip crewmembers and captain of the derbyshire!. ...Expand135
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@frederiknielsen60383 years agoIt' s worth noting that the requirements for bulk carrier damaged stability in solas has since been increased, to hopefully make accidents like this. ...Expand170
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@andrewoverton51703 years ago2-3 minutes from the hatch giving way to the vessel going down is frightening. Even if the crew had prepared to evacuate immediately it' s surely unlikely any would have got off. 25
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@donkeyschat50523 years agoHaving sailed as a cadet on a supertanker in the late 70' s, where we were taught to load and discharge all tanks evenly else you could break the ship. ...Expand32
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@Basetornado2 years agoDavid mearns who has also found hmas sydney and the kormoran eventually found the derbyshire. He had a chapter in his book on shipwreck hunting dedicated. ...Expand9
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@Apwdjarland3 years agoGreat quality video as usual! im happy that this one did not feel like a commercial. Keep it up! 11
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@IloveCruiseShips1912last yearThe mention about a boat from the derbyshire being found with damage showing it was ripped away kind of reminds me about the sinking of the mv munchen great video as always. Keep up the good work. 3
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@josephkiely65763 years ago" he made another video" that popped into my head the moment i got this notification. Well done! 61
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@moe-eh5vi3 years agoYou have some of the best explanations and diagrams on youtube. Thank you for putting all the effort that must have gone into them. 3
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@bieituns3 years agoThe modern day mary celeste. I sailed on the shropshire as a first trip cadet for bibby line not long after watching a documentary about the derbyshire.. ...Expand113
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@unarpollo56223 years agoAlways looking forward to an upload from this channel. 8
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@aleksavuksanovic38993 years agoReminds me of the berge istra, a ship like the deybyshire. It also happened in asia, near thethe wreck was never found, great video still! 4
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@simonrisley21773 years agoVery instructive. It seems extraordinary to someone like me, whose sailing has been confined to yachts, that such a behemoth should be so vulnerable. 4
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@KeshavRoshan3 years agoMay the souls of sailers rest in heaven. I can' t imagine how they would have faced their end. 96
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@lucaschaudel3 years agoYou had my curiosity, but now you have my attention. 7
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@Ever_2008_ARG3 years agohonestly, we need a sinking simulator type game with this style, where you can put loads on your ships, see 3 layers of waves, and be able to make rough weather like rainstorms .....Expand7
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@brianwilliams96053 years agoWhen you load a bulker you never leave an hold unloaded. When the ship is hogging in weather it can break the keel. It' s not the loss of derbyshire but is the loss of many bulkers. 50
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@bieituns3 years agoI wish i had some of these videos when i was studying for my chief mates. I could never get my head around the action to take for a trs and in which hemisphere.. ...Expand82
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@maxnikolenko23023 years agoLove these calm explanations with minimal visuals for easy explanations. 1
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@boldblazervids3 years agoI ended up learning a lot about plane crashes from shows like mayday and the like, but there aren' t any that cover ship accidents. So thanks for this video. 3
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@everythingautomotiveeta58393 years agoThis was the best break down on this vessel i' ve seen. And i' ve watched a 45 minute video and a 20 minute video. This touched on a few things didn' t. 1
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@durjoy5563 years agoThank you for elaborating all the causes nicely! 3
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@garrettnb3 years agoThe only thing I would correct you on is at You mention Oil Bulk Oil, but OBO refers to Oil Bulk Ore - the 3 types of cargos the vessel could carry. Great video though. .....Expand11
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@donjones38243 years agoI knew the sister of one of the young men, i think he was the youngest, who was lost with the derbyshire. Ill never forget her sorrow when she eventually received the terrible news. 11
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@chiptunechannel3 years agoReally interesting as always! Keep up the great work! 2
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@peacefuljeffrey2 years agoI do enjoy learning about how much technical stuff is involved in the nautical operation of such ships. Your animations are top-rate!
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@shanestanton83 years agoPlease do a video about the edmund fitzgerald. It also sunk so quickly, no one aboard sent a distress call. 19
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@etherealessence3 years agoThe saddest part of new casual navigation day is that it' ll be the month till the next. Having said that, its worth it. 5
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@bluemiint41053 years agoThat was a very good video, especially explaining the ships specific points: 2
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@C.I...3 years agoGreat video, but the animatedgraphic with the bell noise just as the boat sank was pretty tacky. 10
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@MrRock18783 years agoLiterally last week i was talking about the derbyshire to my cousin. His mate from school lost his father on that vessel. a lot of the staff were from liverpool. 2
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@sickre3 years agoAnother fascinating, but still relaxing video from you! 1
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@rs23523 years agoA great presentation that providesa good understanding of this loss. as a professional, also think you did a great job of covering the accident and many of the learnings incorporated. the technical aspects of changes to the various rules and regulations with regard to design / maintenance of hatch covers, that have had a profound impact on the maritime industry, are worthy of note but far too esoteric for all but a few. fyi, a verbal ' typo' in the beginning. It sounds like you mention her gross registered tonnage (grt) in the beginning, something like 91, 0 tons. Later, you provide the more useful deadweight of ~ 151, 0 tons. dwt is the most illustrative, especially for those who compare to semi trucks (at 40 tons each) again, for the casual viewing, grt is somewhat akin to a ' tax dodge scheme' if you ever have trouble sleeping, do a search for ' tonnage. ...Expand1
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@mauricedavis82613 years agoThank you, very informative and insightful, great job mate!
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@RedBlaze7173 years agoThe loud ding din in the middle of the video was my favorite. 2
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@mattm72203 years agoThe unfortunate timing of that notification bell just as the derbyshire sunk made it seem like a fight between the derbyshire and the ocean had finished - and the derbyshire lost. 3
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@markjarrett94003 years agoThanks for the interesting part about the different quadrants of a storm. Had no idea about that. 1
@alexnutcasio9363 years agoIts called deadheading when you have no cargo on return. 39
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@barbarus20603 years agoVery well done i always wanted to learn about her. 3
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@mirrorblue1003 years agoVery well made and straight forward presentation - thanks.
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@autooctavia1333 years agoThese are all really interesting videos, good work! I think a video that would be cool to do would be a video on engine order telegraphs, how they used love your videos!. ...Expand
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@Ahmed.7373 years agoQuite informative and professional, thank you this video, i quite enjoy this channel even though i am in the aviation sector and know nothing about ships.
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@larsw87763 years agoThis channel is fantastic stuff, very addicting content!
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@bubba990093 years agoI' m surprised they' d leave holds totally empty while other holds are filled, instead of distributing the cargo throughout the holds evenly - seems . ...Expand125
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@ExpoAviation3 years agoVery interesting, i had read up on the derbyshire but didn' t know about the changes her loss lead to and the seriousness of the risk to bulk carriers. ...Expand1
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@KhangLe-nm8dr9 months agoThanks for all the content about the ships that sank at sea.
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@speicalkeek45793 years agoThat subscription bell timing was perfect, one of the saddest points of the video and all i hear is ding. Very pog.
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@tfsupp3 years agoAs a deep sea marine engineer i would like to say that, ships have had bilge/hold water level alarms well before ww2 not since this tradegy, also we oftern. ...Expand18
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@mickd69423 years agoThe derbyshire broke at the join between cargo holds and crew accommodation section due to stresses on the main spar it was a bad design. 5
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@TheCoalLobbyist3 years agoYou should do a video on the edmund fitzgerald is you feel that the amount of videos on it are to high already. 8
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@spuriouseffect3 years agoI learned from this video to bring my own life raft when on board any ship. 3
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@thomashenderson39013 years agoSeek out other videos on this vessel. Loading and bow protection didn' t help but serious structural alignment flaws were the real issue. 6
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@lewisbons25033 years agoI' ll tell you something, since yesterday i had been remembering a ship sinking. I saw on discovery channel, like 15 years ago i was a little kid back. ...Expand16
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@RailsofForney3 years ago The Derbyshire wreck site is horrific. Literally, the only recognizable part of the ship is the stem of the bow. Everything else is obliterated into THOUSANDS of pieces. It was caused by Implosion Explosion and it is a bit of a flaw with double-hulled ships. Horrific wreck site. :( .....Expand24
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@shaunybonny6883 years agoNever heard of this ship or its fate before, absolutely frightening. Thank you. 3
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@slavenpilepic46203 years agoHave been working on bulk carrier some time ago and was responsible for the ingress system maintenance. Every time that any hold was empty and washed by was my first time as an eto and no one has ever explained the relevance of the system to me but regardless, it seemed to be a good thing to do, seemed important. luckily, have never found out what it looks like to have an actual alarm on that system. Hope will remain that way. ...Expand2
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@svchineeljunk-riggedschoon40383 years agoI read a lot of maib reports myself, and i thought about making videos about them too. I' m glad i didn' t though, as yours a much better produced than i would have made them. Thanks. 1
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@momchilandonov2 years agoThe videos about such accidents are great!
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@taylorkrabiel60423 years agoLove your videos! Did you read the mairne report for this one? 3
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@impishDullahan3 years agoTil thatalso has a fun jargon pronunciation like so much other ship terminology.
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@unvergebeneid3 years ago"Running out of buoyancy" is a nice way of saying "sinking." 1
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@avramnovorra3 years agoThese guys had no shot of survival the moment the waves came in. May the rest in peace. 5
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@dillanma3 years agoCheck out " a ship too far" by davebook. All of the derbyshires sister ships had structural problems. 4
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@jesuschal38023 years agoInteresting to read " santa cruz decheers! 2
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@arkayokay3 years agoObo = oil, bulk, ore (not oil bulk oil) graphic doesn' t represent actual height of ore cargo. Hove to was primarily to stop ore cargo shift because. ...Expand2
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@bandharapusaishashankgoudg7793 years agoLove your video, s sir i have learnt so much from them big fan from india. 2
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@KhangLe-nm8dr9 months agoYour videos are just amazing and so intrursting.
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@CaptainDangeax2 years agoHi. You said at the beginning that not all bays were filled. I' m asking myself, having different loads in different bays, doesn it induce torsion or flexion to the hull?
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@BGRANT777X3 years agoCan you explain the obo combination, i' m failing to imagine how you put bulk cargo in the same space you would put oil. 44
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@RailPreserver2K3 years agoThere' s an animation showing how the ship literally imploded during its final plunge and when you see how fast it broke up you really realize just how quickly it sank. 1
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@lotsamacha11124 months agoDont know much about big ships but i have watched almost every re-run of the love boat.
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@williamreymond26692 years agoIt is also worth mentioning that for bulk carriers cargo liquefaction is also a huge concern - and possibly the subject of a future episode. 1
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@foxhannah2 years agoThanks for the really informative video. Any chance to no add the subscribe bell chime in the middle of you talking?
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@bobsemple32683 years agoThe sinking is like the same as the marine electric but in atlantic ocean. 12
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@capspread3 years agoI wasn't aware of the quadrants aspect. Very good video. I was Radio Officer on board one of the sister ships - Sir Alexander Glen 10 months after the Derbyshire sank and we had loaded iron ore in Canada and heading towards Kashima when we had to divert from Typhoon Thad in a similar position to where Derbyshire sank. We had an additional problem in that cracks had started to appear in the bulkhead (65) between the accommodation block and the holds. Cracks were appearing on all sister ships. Had we known the significance of this at the time I think everyone onboard would have been very apprehensive. We had no idea why Derbyshire had sunk other than very stormy seas. I was convinced for years the cause was the Typhoon and possibly the weakened bulkhead 65. I had a Junior Radio Officer on board so that meant we could get weather reports round the clock. But we arrived in Japan OK albeit a day late. I took a video (cine film) of that trip and it can be seen here & it includes the approaching Typhoon. (I posted this earlier in the week, but lost all comments due to a problem with my channel). .....Expand
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i always tried to imagine how it must have been for the people inside the ships. The incident happening there' s a good chance the whole vessel was underwater before the accommodation area was even flooded, meaning they went down like a submarine. With no pressure hull.
in complete darkness, surrounded by hellish noises of creaking, bending and breaking metal, and ear-deafening water rushing in everywhere. Horrible.
may they rest in peace. ...Expand 2030
both ships were within visual sight of each other. They were in a hurricane force gale. The orestia witnessed the " suddenof the anna leonhardt at the same time as having her (orestia) number 1 hatch cover punched in flooding the hold with seawater and contamination of the alumina in the number 1 hold.
the anna leonhardtinto a large swell and sank immediately, the crew, mainly german had no chance whatsoever.
the orestiato holyhead, down at the head (bow)
it was the only " total loss" i' ve ever been involved with, i' d just turned 21 and it was my job to file the report to lloyds of london. ...Expand 96
" this ship is massive!
sailing into a typhoon.
" we are a leaf bobbing into poor feckers, rip crewmembers and captain of the derbyshire!. ...Expand 135
im happy that this one did not feel like a commercial. Keep it up! 11
great video as always. Keep up the good work. 3
a lot of the staff were from liverpool. 2
as a professional, also think you did a great job of covering the accident and many of the learnings incorporated.
the technical aspects of changes to the various rules and regulations with regard to design / maintenance of hatch covers, that have had a profound impact on the maritime industry, are worthy of note but far too esoteric for all but a few.
fyi, a verbal ' typo' in the beginning. It sounds like you mention her gross registered tonnage (grt) in the beginning, something like 91, 0 tons. Later, you provide the more useful deadweight of ~ 151, 0 tons.
dwt is the most illustrative, especially for those who compare to semi trucks (at 40 tons each)
again, for the casual viewing, grt is somewhat akin to a ' tax dodge scheme' if you ever have trouble sleeping, do a search for ' tonnage. ...Expand 1
thank you.
The Derbyshire wreck site is horrific. Literally, the only recognizable part of the ship is the stem of the bow. Everything else is obliterated into THOUSANDS of pieces. It was caused by Implosion Explosion and it is a bit of a flaw with double-hulled ships. Horrific wreck site. :( .. ...Expand 24
luckily, have never found out what it looks like to have an actual alarm on that system. Hope will remain that way. ...Expand 2
between the accommodation block and the holds. Cracks were appearing on all sister ships. Had we known the significance of this at the time I think everyone onboard would have been very apprehensive. We had no idea why Derbyshire had sunk other than very stormy seas. I was convinced for years the cause was the Typhoon and possibly the weakened bulkhead 65. I had a Junior Radio Officer on board so that meant we could get weather reports round the clock. But we arrived in Japan OK albeit a day late.
I took a video (cine film) of that trip and it can be seen here & it includes the approaching Typhoon.
(I posted this earlier in the week, but lost all comments due to a problem with my channel). .. ...Expand